Upgrade PE using PIM

Puppet Installation Manager (PIM) supports the upgrading of Puppet Enterprise (PE) for all supported installation architectures. For an interactive experience, choose the guided upgrade process and follow the steps in your terminal. Alternatively, if you do not require guidance, you can run your upgrade from the PIM command line by passing a JSON file containing your installation parameters.

Regardless of the upgrade process you choose, you can use PIM on a jump host to upgrade PE infrastructure components on remote infrastructure nodes. Alternatively, you can upgrade PE by using PIM on your primary server. In this scenario, if you have additional infrastructure nodes that host PE components, your primary server can serve as a jump host.

PIM uses the Puppet Enterprise Administration Module (PEADM), which depends on Puppet Bolt, a tool for automating Puppet infrastructure maintenance tasks. When you use PIM to upgrade, PIM checks whether Bolt is installed and whether your current installation is configured by PEADM. If necessary, PIM provides the option to automatically install Bolt and convert your installation to a PEADM-compatible configuration, so you can proceed with upgrading.